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1950 Ferrari 166 Inter
Chassis no.
0049/S 0070/S
Engine no.
0049S
Coachbuilder
Ghia
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1950
Manufacturing
1950
Chassis no. 0049/s 0070/s
Manufacturer:
GILCO
1950
Engine no. 0049s
Manufacturer:
FERRARI S.P.A (IT)
Note:
Colombo 60° V-type
1950
Body
Coachbuilder:
Ghia
Type:
Fastback coupe
Colour:
White
1950
Interior
Material:
Leather
Seats:
White
1950
Owner:
Unknown
Note:
Inico Bernabei was the dealer.
1950
Record:
Studio Photos.
From 1950
to 1960
to 1960
Owner:
Jazzetta (IT)
From 1st April 1951
to 2nd April 1951
to 2nd April 1951
Event:
XI Giro Automobilistico di Sicilia
Locality:
Palermo (IT)
Number:
#413
Driver:
Pucci Antonio (IT)
From 1960
to 1965
to 1965
Owner:
R. Costa (US)
From 1965
to 1970
to 1970
Owner:
Stanley Nowak (US)
Famous owner:
American author, historian, and Ferrari enthusiast whose early documentation efforts helped shape the foundation of modern Ferrari collecting.
From 1970
to 1975
to 1975
Owner:
Ed Bond (US)
1970
Body update
Coachbuilder:
Ghia
Type:
Fastback coupe
Note:
Front part of the body modified between 1970 and 1976 with a simpler and low, wide, sporting oval grille.
1973
Bibliography:
Unknown author, Ferrari The Sports And Gran Turismo Cars , Bond - Parkhurst Book, n.p. 1973
From 1975
to 1985
to 1985
Owner:
Ronald Walden (US)
1975
Engine update no. tbd
Manufacturer:
FERRARI SPA (IT)
Note:
Supposed from a 250 GT Boano
From 1980
to 1985
to 1985
Owner:
Ron Pinto (US)
Note:
California-based Ferrari enthusiast and collector
1981
Bibliography:
Thompson Jonathan, Ferrari Album Vol.1 , The Color Market, n.p. 1981
1984
Bibliography:
Rogliatti Gianni, Ferrari Tipo 166 , Libreria Dell'automobile Di Nada Giacomo & C. Snc, n.p. 1984
From 1985
to 2010
to 2010
Owner:
Charles Betz (US)
Note:
Charles Betz and Fred Peters, co-owners, were Ferrari collectors and restorers; both had academic backgrounds, Betz as a professor at Cerritos College and Peters, at Fullerton College.
1990
Bibliography:
Costantino Augusto, Ferrari Catalogue Raisonné Opera Omnia Vol.2 , Automobilia, n.p. 1990
1990
Bibliography:
Costantino Augusto, Ferrari Catalogue Raisonné Opera Omnia Vol.3 , Automobilia, n.p. 1990
1990
Engine update no. 0049s
Manufacturer:
FERRARI S.P.A (IT)
Note:
Colombo 60° V-type
1990
Body update
Coachbuilder:
Mike Sheehan
Type:
Sport and Barchetta
Colour:
White
Note:
Mike Sheehan’s employee Ron Barker shortened the chassis to “166 MM specs”, then fitting a new “Touring Barchetta” replica body, using chassis no. 0044/M as a pattern. Some of the metalwork was carried out by Steve Beckman’s Metal Works in Costa Mesa.
1990
Interior update
Material:
Leather
Seats:
Blue
1991
Bibliography:
Moretti Valerio, Ghia , Automobilia, n.p. 1991
1996
Bibliography:
Fondi Pino, Il Mitico Giro Di Sicilia , Giorgio Nada Editore S.r.l., n.p. 1996
From 31st May 2001
to 2nd June 2001
to 2nd June 2001
Event:
FCA Annual Meet
Locality:
Dallas (US)
Driver:
Charles Betz (US)
17th August 2001
Event:
Concorso Italiano
Locality:
Monterey (US)
Driver:
Charles Betz (US)
Co-Driver:
Brooke Betz (US)
23rd May 2002
Event:
FCA National Concours
Locality:
Los Angeles (US)
Category / Group:
1
Driver:
Fred Peters
Co-Driver:
Charles Betz (US)
Results / Prizes:
Display
February 2006
Bibliography:
Anselmi Angelo Tito, Making A Difference Vol.1 , Le Edizioni Dell'opificio, n.p. 2006
2007
Bibliography:
Acerbi L., 1947 - 2007: Ferrari 60 , Giorgio Nada Editore S.r.l., n.p. 2007
10th January 2007
Record:
Chassis number photos.
9th October 2007
Event:
Concours d'Elegance Newport Beach Strawberry Farm.
Locality:
Newport Beach (US)
11th August 2008
Event:
Concours on the Avenue
Locality:
Carmel-by-the-Sea (US)
Category / Group:
Continental Cup
Driver:
Charles Betz (US)
Co-Driver:
Fred Peters
2009
Record:
Body modified with a design derived from the 0044M, in Touring Barchetta style.
From 2010
to currently
to currently
Owner:
Private collection
14th August 2010
Event:
Gooding & Co Monterey Auction
Locality:
Monterey (US)
Note:
Lot n.51; Estimate Value Dollars; Estimate Value Country US; Estimate $750,000-$1,000,000; Sold $753,500. Estimate included buyer's premium.
October 2011
Record:
Body purchased together with the car at auction.
October 2011
Restoration:
Car photos.
18th August 2016
Event:
Rick Cole Auction Monterey
Locality:
Monterey (US)
Note:
Not Sold.
2024
Body update
Coachbuilder:
Ghia
Type:
Fastback coupe
2024
Interior update
Material:
Leather
Seats:
White
12th February 2024
Restoration:
Car photos.
2028
Bibliography:
Binelli Sandro, Giro Di Sicilia's Chassis - The Ultimate Opus Volume I , Automotive Masterpieces S.r.l., Genova 2026